Experimental and numerical simulation of a storage tank connected to a flat-plate solar collector

A. Alvárez, M. Baz, O. Cabeza, J.L. Ferrín, M.C. Muñiz, L.M. Varela
2013 The Renewable Energies and Power Quality Journal (RE&PQJ)  
In this study, the thermo--hydrodynamic behaviour of the heat transfer fluid in a storage tank connected to a domestic solar collector is investigated. In order to do this, a numerical simulation of the fluid inside the storage tank is performed using Ansys Fluent. The numerical results are then compared with experimental measurements, taken from a new design of a flat-plate solar collector, showing a good agreement.
doi:10.24084/repqj11.254 fatcat:3zxtjheazrhrtlo6ey4yfp6nzy